BRIDGETON — Police are investigating the reported theft of a washing machine from a Laurel Street home Wednesday.

A resident reported that the appliance was sitting on the back porch of her house on the 200 block of North Laurel Street when she left for work Wednesday morning, but when she returned it was gone, according to police.

The $250 washing machine was taken sometime between 6:30 a.m. and 8:24 p.m., according to police.

Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call Bridgeton Police at 856-451-0033.